Peaches Geldof is dead, age 25

[twentythreedom]

Then don't do it! I only read tweets from people I follow. Haven't got the time nor the inclination to search strangers' tweets.

Why not do it? I like to know what's going on. The presence of a few dickheads doesn't upset me. This is Urban 75 FFS

 

[Orang Utan]

Why not do it? I like to know what's going on. The presence of a few dickheads doesn't upset me. This is Urban 75 FFS

It's not how i choose to view Twitter. I don't bother with trending and all that bollocks. I just read the tweets of those whose opinions I'm interested in.

 

[twentythreedom]

It's not how i choose to view Twitter. I don't bother with trending and all that bollocks. I just read the tweets of those whose opinions I'm interested in.

There's a whole big, wide world out there you know

 

[Orang Utan]

There's a whole big, wide world out there you know

And I read all about it on the internets

 

[Humberto]

If it were about the individual, you might have a point, but as is obvious from the preceding 5 pages, it's mostly sorrow at someone or anyone dying that young, and sorrow that a couple of young children have lost a parent.
If that is a bit difficult for you to understand, then I suggest you work on your "impersonating a human being" skills a bit harder.

Mainly due to her minor celebrity status.

 

[ViolentPanda]

Mainly due to her minor celebrity status.

No, mainly due to the fact that she was a 25-yr old female with two kids. That we know about her death is due to her "status", but the fact that people feel sorrow is because we feel sad that anyone dies "before their time" and leaves loved ones behind.

 

[Humberto]

ok

 

[Dr Jon]

Peaches Geldof is dead, age 25

Who?

 

[articul8]

Who?

this is my feeling - I feel no more or less sorrow than on reading a newspaper story about the death of any mum of 25 with two kids. Other than her parentage and shit name (both of them - but not her fault) I have no idea who she is.

 

[Dogsauce]

That Microsoft paperclip thing just popped up on Jan Moir's computer:

 

[Orang Utan]

this is my feeling - I feel no more or less sorrow than on reading a newspaper story about the death of any mum of 25 with two kids. Other than her parentage and shit name (both of them - but not her fault) I have no idea who she is.

You do know who she is. Such studied ignorance!

 

[articul8]

I don't know what she was or did or anything about her other than her parentage and a vague sense that the tabloids were interested in her. eg. who, prey, is someone Kardashian? (sp?) - genuinely no idea. Feel like a high court judge

 

[Orang Utan]

I don't know what she was or did or anything about her other than her parentage.

There you are see. You do know who she is.

 

[Wilf]

There you are see. You do know who she is.

Shall we have a Peaches quiz?

 

[Dogsauce]

tbh I thought she was a popstar, had no idea about writing/presentation stuff. I don't really watch the telly though.

 

[scifisam]

Oh for God's sake, saying "who" on a celebrity death thread is pathetic. Especially when the thread itself specifies who it is, so you are actually just being superior. Look, I know nothing about popular culture, and this makes me better than you!

 

[Dr Jon]

Oh for God's sake, saying "who" on a celebrity death thread is pathetic. Especially when the thread itself specifies who it is, so you are actually just being superior. Look, I know nothing about popular culture, and this makes me better than you!

Nobody I've spoken to today had any idea who she was before this was "news".
Like we're supposed to give a fuck - people we don't know die every day...

 

[rutabowa]

Like we're supposed to give a fuck - people we don't know die every day...

omg more incredible mind-blowing insights.

 

[Mikey77]

Nobody I've spoken to today had any idea who she was before this was "news".
Like we're supposed to give a fuck - people we don't know die every day...

You gave a fuck enough to post in this thread.

 

[hammerntongues]

Nobody I've spoken to today had any idea who she was before this was "news".
Like we're supposed to give a fuck - people we don't know die every day...

So nobody you spoke to had had heard of or knew who she was ?? Total bullshit .

 

[Dr Jon]

So nobody you spoke to had had heard of or knew who she was ?? Total bullshit .

OK pedant - nobody I've spoken to about this...

 

[scifisam]

OK pedant - nobody I've spoken to about this...

So you've spoken to several people about this death that you don't care about?

 

[hammerntongues]

That`s what I was referring to , not " anybody " you are seriously saying that nobody you spoke to about the death of a mystery person called Peaches Geldof had heard of her and who she was ? I`ll say it again Total Bullshit . If it makes you feel good by pretending otherwise then go ahead .

 

[Dr Jon]

So you've spoken to several people about this death that you don't care about?

yeah - as in remarks like "had you ever heard of her before this?" "why is this news?" "just arty-farty twats down south innit?"

 

[Doctor Carrot]

yeah - as in remarks like "had you ever heard of her before this?" "why is this news?" "just arty-farty twats down south innit?"

Ah so that's the reason for your smug self satisfaction.

 

[Pickman's model]

Ah so that's the reason for your smug self satisfaction.

i didn't think it was smug self-satisfaction, i thought Dr Jon was wallowing in his ignorance

 

[Doctor Carrot]

i didn't think it was smug self-satisfaction, i thought Dr Jon was wallowing in his ignorance

A little from column A and a little from column B.

 

[Wilf]

Just in case it come up, I knew who Thatcher was when she died.

 

[Pickman's model]

Just in case it come up, I knew who Thatcher was when she died.

she was still margaret thatcher.

 

[Athos]

Just in case it come up, I knew who Thatcher was when she died.

She didn't.